“It’s the worst start to the season in many years”: bees and their honey are suffering from the weather

2024-07-24 23:49:10

The culprit is climate change – incessant rain, unsteady temperatures, under seasonal patterns. Answer: the bees did not come out. When they do, the yield is low. Adrian Chartin, from the Association for the Development of Beekeeping in the Pays de la Loire says: “Rain damages the flowers, washing away pollen and nectar. This was the worst start to the season in many years. » Production losses for 222 professional Loire beekeepers reached 70%.